[3.3/10] Woof, this is a new low. An episode with broad comedy, tepid attempts at a zany love triangle, and a bunch of flavorless fights. Oh, and it’s actively (seemingly deliberately) annoying a lot of time. This one earns the What We You Thinking?:tm: stamp of disapproval.
The premise of a supervillain blackmailing a hero to take his daughter to prom has comic potential! But Kitten is so annoying, Starfire’s jealousy is so over the top, the exaggerated humor of it is so cornball, that the episode can only elicit eyerolls, rather than laughs. There’s more crazy anime faces and exaggerated reactions to everything, to the point of exhaustion. I realize this is a kids show, but it’s hard to imagine anyone over the age of five who’d laugh at this sort of stuff.
Meanwhile, Killer Moth is a dud, with the fights against him and his minions quickly devolving into static. There’s a couple of things to appreciate here -- mostly the clockwork absurdity of Kitten’s ex, Fang, turning out to be the spider-head guy (DCAU vet Will Friedle!) and Robin as a reluctant party-goer. For the most part, though, this one is just junk that the audience should have simply stood up.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2021-07-10T15:53:19Z
[3.3/10] Woof, this is a new low. An episode with broad comedy, tepid attempts at a zany love triangle, and a bunch of flavorless fights. Oh, and it’s actively (seemingly deliberately) annoying a lot of time. This one earns the What We You Thinking?:tm: stamp of disapproval.
The premise of a supervillain blackmailing a hero to take his daughter to prom has comic potential! But Kitten is so annoying, Starfire’s jealousy is so over the top, the exaggerated humor of it is so cornball, that the episode can only elicit eyerolls, rather than laughs. There’s more crazy anime faces and exaggerated reactions to everything, to the point of exhaustion. I realize this is a kids show, but it’s hard to imagine anyone over the age of five who’d laugh at this sort of stuff.
Meanwhile, Killer Moth is a dud, with the fights against him and his minions quickly devolving into static. There’s a couple of things to appreciate here -- mostly the clockwork absurdity of Kitten’s ex, Fang, turning out to be the spider-head guy (DCAU vet Will Friedle!) and Robin as a reluctant party-goer. For the most part, though, this one is just junk that the audience should have simply stood up.